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Michael Kitkoski

@mkit.bsky.social
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Hillsboro - Portland - Oregon - Pacific Northwest

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yet again, traffic engineers are gobsmacked that a road closure didn't create crippling gridlock: "You’d never know that a massive highway project, ominously dubbed 'carmageddon,' was underway seven miles away...cars [were] speeding across the Interstate Bridge at their usual clip."
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Vancouver traffic largely unaffected by start of I-5 Rose Quarter project
Washington transportation officials warn commute time could increase in the coming days.
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Valarie Smith @valarie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Portland friends, I’m a big, big fan of PAW Team, which provides veterinary care and supplies to pet owners who can’t afford them. This month, donations are being matched for their urgent care fund and vet services. If you’re so inclined, please check them out! 🐶🐱 www.pawteam.org
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
(Gift article) wapo.st/4uJ1VuM
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Sports-mad Portland savors its second chance to root for women’s basketball
It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since the city had a WNBA team, and fans showed their support by turning out in record numbers.
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 10/04/2026
portland commute
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Please sign this petition to stop the construction of more data centers in Washington County Oregon. sign.moveon.org/petitions/da...
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Washington County Data Center Moratorium Petition
"The unchecked proliferation of data centers is already causing irrevocable public harm to our communities across economic, social, and environmental fronts. We need to stand together because state and county leaders continue to incentivize and approve these projects without a full accounting of their true costs. This is a matter of fairness for every resident. While our residential electricity rates have risen by nearly 50%, data centers continue paying less than half the rate per...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Although I’ve been involved with homelessness policy for decades, I’m NOT an expert at it. Very few city planners are. @nerd4cities.bsky.social admits it’s out of his wheelhouse too, but I appreciate his data-driven approach here. Spoilers: rent rates are key & housing SAVES public money. Comments?
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Understanding the Homelessness Crisis (with data, of course)
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · 07/11/2025
Every person on Earth could live with dignity: food, clean water, safe housing, healthcare, schooling, energy & clothes for ≈ $16 trillion a year. 15% of the world’s GDP. We spend more than that on wars, tax breaks for billionaires, & fossil fuel subsidies. The resources exist. The will does not.
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Please ban Congressional stock trading. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsrA... @wyden.senate.gov Senator @jeff-merkley.bsky.social Representative @repbonamici.bsky.social
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Why Members of Congress Are SO Rich
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
This is a fantastic idea!
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Looking forward to this: www.mcmenamins.com/events/26928...
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Bend, Oregon desperately needs decent mass transportation. @bendoregon.bsky.social
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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Portland, Oregon 11:30 at Pioneer Square
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
It’s time to ban congressional stock trading. Repost if you agree.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I miss when Biden was president and politics was boring
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
More valid media criticism from @sulliview.bsky.social. margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/big-protes...
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Big protests — but not big news
Throngs of anti-Trump and anti-Musk protesters gathered in every state. Why was some media coverage so quiet — or almost non-existent?
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
1/ The number of protests planned for tomorrow is enormous. Given what Trump has done to the economy, and everyone's collective ability to pay for household expenses/retirement I'd expect them to be huge. Find out more at handsoff2025.com
Map showing handsoff2025.com protest locations for 4/5/2025
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Make America Great Depression Again!
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
THIS. 53 people died, in a country that has been enduring a shattering proxy war for years, where not a single powerful actor has any regard for the actual lives of the Yemeni people.
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
She’s not simply a great sports columnist. @sallyjenx.bsky.social is one of the best columnists in the business. Period. (Gift column): wapo.st/4iIKynI
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Column | Voice of America brought light to dark places. Just ask Martina Navratilova.
When the future tennis star was growing up behind the Iron Curtain, hearing U.S. music and the news of the world ‘was our lifeline.’
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
As a proud lifelong Democrat, I am absolutely livid about this turn of events, @wyden.senate.gov, @jeff-merkley.bsky.social and @repbonamici.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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Trump Live Updates: News on Government Shutdown, Federal Workers and More
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 03/03/2025
Key takeaway from DOGE: There’s less government fraud/waste than expected.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Yay! We’re riding one of the new @trimet.org MAX trains for the first time. Nice!
New TriMet MAX train
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
At this particular moment in time, it's a blessing to be reminded of the existence of truly good-hearted public-minded American leaders. Rest in peace, Jimmy Carter.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
All of these fucking rich guys bitch and bitch and bitch, what else is American society supposed to give you? It’s given you everything! Is it that you don’t want everyone to think you’re embarrassing dorks? That’s not our problem
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Jeff Alworth @beervana.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
A Thanksgiving Day tale stuffed, roasted, and served piping hot.
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Blessing Your Habitually Insensible Hearts — Beervana
A Thanksgiving Day tale stuffed, roasted, and served piping hot.
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Looks like PDX picked a winner. Looking forward to the future! bikeportland.org/2024/11/07/p...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
"I think this will go very bad, and the near future will likely be darker than anything most living Americans have ever experienced. I hope I’m wrong, more than I’ve ever hoped to be wrong in my life. I really don’t think I am."
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America Chose This
Unlike in 2016 and 2020, it was unambiguous, and Trump's margin was large enough that I doubt there was anything Democrats could have done
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
Huge sea star on the beach today at Cape Lookout State Park.
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,354,250!
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Keith @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
men are too emotional to be president
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
www.threads.net/@john_t_mick...
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 08/07/2024
For all those on the path of Hurricane Beryl, Project 2025 would eliminate the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/06/2024
oh look at that www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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D.C. traffic cameras have led to sharp decline in speeding, data shows
The city has installed 477 traffic cameras. On some roads with the devices, citations fell by more than 95 percent. But traffic fatalities are still rising.
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 14/06/2024
Bag & Baggage is staging a great version of Tartuffe at the Hillsboro Civic Center. Bravo!
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 14/06/2024
Great job Orenco Elementary Orcas! Have a great summer! #LastDayofSchool
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 02/06/2024
The incomparable Poison Waters brings the energy - and the humor - to the 2024 Pride Party in Hillsboro, Oregon.
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 22/05/2024
Supercharging near a Cybertruck in St. Regis, Montana, home of the best huckleberry shake in the world.
Tesla Supercharging in St. Regis, Montana.
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
In the same time span that #PDX has allowed graffiti and trash to accumulate, Paris has completely rebuilt Notre Dame.
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5 years after fire, Paris's iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral nearly restored • FRANCE 24 English
Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, ravaged by fire in 2019, is on track to re-open on time on December 8, the head of the reconstruction said Wednesday. The fire ...
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 02/04/2024
Data: State DOTs Look Nothing Like the Residents They Serve
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Data: State DOTs Look Nothing Like the Residents They Serve — Streetsblog USA
Why are state DOTs so overwhelmingly white and male — and what impact does it have on road users who don't share those identities?
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bluejacksky.bsky.social @bluejacksky.bsky.social · 31/03/2024
We need more of this in every city and town!
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 10/03/2024
This is a well-produced and insightful video. FWIW - I grew up on a neighborhood street that was narrow enough to allow us kids to play in the street. The Big Ugly Truth of American vs German Streets: youtu.be/bp6dGoliDdA?... via @YouTube
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Michael Kitkoski @mkit.bsky.social · 16/02/2024
No more freeways, please. wapo.st/3P99Krl
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Will America ever stop building more highways?
As planet-warming emissions from transportation continue to rise, some environmentalists are turning their attention to fighting highways, not just pipelines.
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Shakira Kurosawa @jamtoday.bsky.social · 24/01/2024
Call Abbots bluff. You want to secede? Off you go. Pull all Federal funding, evacuate all US military personnel and equipment, put a hard border and require passports to travel back and forth, no planes in American airspace, and blockade the Gulf of Mexico.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 28/12/2023
My favorite mobility policy of 2023: Banning right-on-red Inherently dangerous to pedestrians, ROR was widely adopted in order to conserve gas during the 1970s oil crisis. Ann Arbor ditched ROR this year, and DC is about to. Denver, Chicago, and SF may as well. www.fastcompany.com/90908929/its...
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